'malpighian body' definitions:
Definition of 'malpighian body'
(from WordNet)
noun
The capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle]
Definition of 'malpighian body'
From: GCIDE
- malpighian body \malpighian body\ n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called malpighian corpuscle and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5]